Computational study of edge configuration and quantum confinement effects on graphene nanoribbon transport

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-8

  Sako, Rytaro ^a   Hosokawa, Hiroshi ^a   Tsuchiya, Hideaki ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ballistic transport; bandgap; edge bond relaxation; effective mass; graphene nanoribbon (GNR); quantum confinement

Indexed keywords

BALLISTIC TRANSPORTS; BAND GAPS; EDGE BOND RELAXATION; EFFECTIVE MASS; GRAPHENE NANORIBBON (GNR);

ATOMS; BALLISTICS; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; GRAPHENE; HUBBARD MODEL; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 78650907446     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2010.2086426     Document Type: Conference Paper

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